GRE Word List

MALADROIT

lacking adroitness : inept

The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.

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WordMeaning
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
intrinsicbelonging to the essential nature or constitution of a thing
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
glossarya collection of textual glosses or of specialized terms with their meanings
epitheta characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing
stagnantnot flowing in a current or stream
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
transcribeto make a written copy of
wrongheadedstubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source